Purification characteristics of pothos for airborne chemicals in growing conditions and its evaluation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 594-602

  Sawada, Ayako ^a   Oyabu, Takashi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA SEIRYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air purification; Foliage plant; Growth condition

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SOILS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIRBORNE CHEMICALS; FOLIAGE PLANTS; GROWTH-CONDITIONS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

ACETONE; FORMALDEHYDE; TAP WATER; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOLIAGE; FORMALDEHYDE; PLANT;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; FOLIAGE; LIGHT INTENSITY; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOIL;

POTHOS;

EID: 38049026253     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.10.028     Document Type: Article

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